The website for Modern Religious Art reads that it "displays and encourages and the work of contemporary artists who are in some way motivated by or engaged with the religious." The project (site) also indicates that it is "not prescriptive of any particular belief system" and is open to contributions from artists who follow a particular faith as well as artists with no interest in faith including atheists, religious humanists and agnostics. It's a curious project
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
Monday, 22 March 2010
The genesis for The Freedom ART Project came in 1996. This California-based project is the calling of California born artist, Jeff LeFever. The 66 Project artworks are visual interpretations the 66 books of the Canonized Bible, with the intent of being the heart of a non denominational, non doctrinal sanctuary. Each painting for each book will contain that books full text in the original language gilded in 23 Karat gold. The size of each painting is determined by the amount of scripture contained in each book - the largest book being Psalms will be 30 feet tall by about 24 feet wide, and where John 3, will be only a few square feet.
Sunday, 21 March 2010
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., is the pre-eminent Marian shrine of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. Envisioned by its founder, Bishop Thomas J. Shahan (1857-1932) as a “monument to artistic truth” that would speak with “divine eloquence,” the Shrine is home to the largest collection of contemporary ecclesiastical art in the United States. Amid a rich patina of mosaics, sculptures, and artistic renderings, the more than 65 chapels and oratories reflect not only the devotional traditions of the American Church but also the rich ethnic mélange of the Universal Church. In 1990, Pope John Paul II (1920-2005) named the National Shrine a minor basilica, the 36th in the United States.
Saturday, 20 March 2010
AOA NEWS
By Ernest Britton
INDIANA - Saint Seraphim of Sarov Book Store of Indianapolis reports that it is one the few area Eastern Orthodox bookstores open during weekday hours. They have been in operation since 1992 and specialize in Orthodox books, gift items, prayer ropes and anything else needed to support an Orthodox rule of prayer and world view. The website isn't much but it's a store rich in collectables. I purchased one cross to wear, one of place on the wall and a third to house precious memories.
By Ernest Britton
INDIANA - Saint Seraphim of Sarov Book Store of Indianapolis reports that it is one the few area Eastern Orthodox bookstores open during weekday hours. They have been in operation since 1992 and specialize in Orthodox books, gift items, prayer ropes and anything else needed to support an Orthodox rule of prayer and world view. The website isn't much but it's a store rich in collectables. I purchased one cross to wear, one of place on the wall and a third to house precious memories.
THE NEW YORK TIMES
By Ken Johnson
NEW YORK - In a recent essay in The New York Review of Books about R. Crumb’s illustrated “Book of Genesis,” the literary critic Harold Bloom seems bemused by Mr. Crumb’s graphic style, which reminds him unpleasantly of Mad magazine. Mr. Crumb may be irreverent, but in his attention to every detail of word and image he is as devout as any medieval manuscript illuminator. Scanning the 207 drawings on gallery walls is not the best way to take in the epical narrative, but it is good to see them in the original, undiminished by the inferior reproductive quality of the $24.95 book published by W. W. Norton. The inks are blacker, the pages whiter and the artist’s touch visibly subtler. [link]
By Ken Johnson
OAKLAND PRESS
March 20, 2010
MICHIGAN - Twenty-foot wooden crosses and black linens set the stage in Farmington, Michigan. Somber music fills the air as a bloodied man hangs on a cross, calling out to God and asking forgiveness for those crucified with him. It’s a biblical scene all Christians are familiar with. Catholics hear the story, known as Christ’s passion, at Mass the week before Easter, and many hear it weekly during Lent. Yet The Living Stations of the Cross, in its ninth annual performance at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Farmington, tells the story so poignantly that the audience is often moved to tears. Some 140 parishioners, including actors, singers and behind-the-scenes crew, participate in The Living Stations, a one-hour scripture-based theatrical performance that incorporates live music and images projected on a 12-by-15-foot screen. At least 1,500 people attend each performance. The Living Stations is the vision incarnate of parishioner Kelly Nieto, who 10 years ago joined the Catholic faith after being raised with no religion at all. Nieto said she had the vision during her first Good Friday mass at Our Lady of Sorrows. [link]
March 20, 2010
MICHIGAN - Twenty-foot wooden crosses and black linens set the stage in Farmington, Michigan. Somber music fills the air as a bloodied man hangs on a cross, calling out to God and asking forgiveness for those crucified with him. It’s a biblical scene all Christians are familiar with. Catholics hear the story, known as Christ’s passion, at Mass the week before Easter, and many hear it weekly during Lent. Yet The Living Stations of the Cross, in its ninth annual performance at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Farmington, tells the story so poignantly that the audience is often moved to tears. Some 140 parishioners, including actors, singers and behind-the-scenes crew, participate in The Living Stations, a one-hour scripture-based theatrical performance that incorporates live music and images projected on a 12-by-15-foot screen. At least 1,500 people attend each performance. The Living Stations is the vision incarnate of parishioner Kelly Nieto, who 10 years ago joined the Catholic faith after being raised with no religion at all. Nieto said she had the vision during her first Good Friday mass at Our Lady of Sorrows. [link]
Friday, 19 March 2010
ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
TEXAS---Lord's Art (lordsart.com) is an online store centered around Jesus Christ. Every piece of religious art they sell is intended to glorify God and reminds buyers of how the Lord is to be the center of their lives and homes. The owners consider their Christian Art an enhancement of any Home Decor and a blessing to all who see it. The store carries Christian framed art and unframed Christian art featuring biblical themes, scripture, pictures of Jesus Christ and more. Artists represented include Christian artists Ron DiCianni, Nathan Greene, Graham Braddock, Morgan Weistling, Stephen S. Sawyer, William Hallmark and others.
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| "The Sower" by Ron DiCianni |
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